The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) reports a surge of U.S. machine tool orders in September 2014. The data is drawn from the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report -- a monthly summary of actual data prepared by AMT.
U.S. manufacturers and machine shops ordered $647.63 million worth of new machining and cutting equipment, a rise of 77.3% over the $365.18 million recorded for August, and 61.4% over the total of $401.18 million reported for September 2013.
Read the full analysis on American Machinist, a companion site of IndustryWeek and part of Penton's Manufacturing and Supply Chain Group.
